Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/21

Official text excerpt

119 HR 21 IH: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-01-03 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 21 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mrs. Wagner (for herself, Mr. Scalise , and Mrs. Cammack ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act . 2. Findings; constitutional authority (a) Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) If an abortion results in the live birth of an infant, the infant is a legal person for all purposes under the laws of the United States, and entitled to all the protections of such laws. (2) Any infant born alive after an abortion or within a hospital, clinic, or other facility has the same claim to the protection of the law that would arise for any newborn, or for any person who comes to a hospital, clinic, or other facility for screening and treatment or otherwise becomes a patient within its care. (b) Constitutional authority In accordance with the above findings, Congress enacts the following pursuant to Congress’ power under— (1) section 5 of the 14th Amendment, including the power to enforce the prohibition on government action denying equal protection of the laws; and (2) section 8 of article I to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers vested by the Constitution of the United States, including the power to regulate commerce under clause 3 of such section. 3. Born-alive infants protection (a) Requirements pertaining to born-Alive abortion survivors Chapter 74 of ti…

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